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In the Land of the War Canoes
Also known as In the Days of the Head Hunters and In the Land of the Head Hunters in the USA
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Four reels
Directed by Edward S. Curtis

Cast: Maggie Frank [princess]

Seattle Film Company production; distributed by World Film Manufacturing Company. / Produced by Edward S. Curtis. Scenario by Edward S. Curtis. Cinematography by Edmund August Schwinke. / © 7 December 1914 by Edward Sheriff Curtis [LU3709]. Released 7 December 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was rereleased in the USA in a six-reel version as In the Days of the Head Hunters in 1915.

Documentary-Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.2167.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Abductions - Alaska territory - Canada: British Columbia - Canoes - Chases - Native Americans: Kwakiutl tribe - Pacific Northwest - Rescues - Weddings

Listing updated: 15 November 2020.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.2167 : ClasIm-204 p. 3; ClasIm-224 p. 10 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.